Court grants final approval to eXp World (EXPI) nationwide class action settlement
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
eXp World Holdings, Inc. reports that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has granted final approval of its previously disclosed nationwide Settlement Agreement resolving the class action lawsuit brought by 1925 Hooper LLC and others. The Settlement Agreement, originally signed on December 9, 2024, will become effective after the time to appeal the court’s judgment expires, or, if an appeal is filed, after the appeal is finally resolved. The company states that the Settlement Agreement and related actions do not constitute an admission or concession of liability or the validity of any claims or defenses by any party.
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Court approval moves eXp’s nationwide class action settlement toward closure.
The court’s final approval of the nationwide Settlement Agreement for the 1925 Hooper LLC class action reduces legal uncertainty for eXp World Holdings. The agreement was signed on December 9, 2024 and covers claims on a nationwide basis.
The settlement only becomes effective after the appeal period expires or any appeal is fully resolved, so some timing risk remains. The company emphasizes the agreement is not an admission of liability or of the validity of any claims, which frames this as a risk-management step rather than a concession.
Investors may look to future company filings for any disclosed financial impact associated with this settlement and for confirmation of when the agreement becomes fully effective after the appeal window or any appeal process concludes.
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definitive settlement agreement financial
class action lawsuit regulatory
final approval regulatory
Emerging growth company regulatory
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regulatory
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As previously disclosed, eXp World Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, eXp Realty, LLC, eXp Realty of California, Inc., eXp Realty of Southern California, Inc., eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles, Inc., and eXp Realty of Northern California, Inc., entered into a definitive settlement agreement on December 9, 2024 (the “Settlement Agreement”) to resolve on a nationwide basis the pending class action lawsuit brought by 1925 Hooper LLC, et al. (United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division Case No. 1:23-cv-05392- SEG).
On March 31, 2026, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted final approval of the Settlement Agreement. The Settlement Agreement will become effective upon the expiration of the time to appeal such judgment, or, if an appeal is filed, upon final resolution of such appeal.
The Settlement Agreement and any actions taken to carry out the Settlement Agreement are not an admission or concession of liability, or of the validity of any claim, defense, or point of fact or law on the part of any party.
The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing or other document by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act), regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing or document, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| eXp World Holdings, Inc. |
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Date: March 31, 2026 | /s/ James Bramble |
| James Bramble |
| Chief Legal Counsel |
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